The hunt for Charles Long, accused murderer
from the New Jersey Mirror 26 Jul 1905
The next day, the New York Times even carried the story:
Link to story
then again, on 2 Aug 1905:
and a link to a scanned .pdf of a New York paper carrying the same story is here.
Long would eventually be caught, convicted, and hanged in January of 1906.
Charles Long, the negro for whom the police of Trenton are looking upon the charge of having murdered Matthew Cunningham, of that city, on July 16, is a native of this county, having been born and spent several long years of his life at Cookstown. Long was recently seen near a thick piece of woods by officers who fired at him, but the murderer managed to make his escape in the underbrush
The next day, the New York Times even carried the story:
SAY NEGRO MURDERER HAS FLED FROM SWAMP; Jersey Police Give Up Search in That Direction. FARMERS ARM THEMSELVES Long Is a Desperate Man, and They Think He May Seek Revenge for Pursuit
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then again, on 2 Aug 1905:
Interest has been revived in the hunt for the negro murderer Charles Long, of Trenton, by the increasing of the reward to $500. An additional $250 reward has been offered by Mercer Co. Board of Freeholders, which brings the sum up to the amount named.
and a link to a scanned .pdf of a New York paper carrying the same story is here.
Long would eventually be caught, convicted, and hanged in January of 1906.
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